sgEngage

MAY 15, 2024

The goal was to become better grantmakers by completing a review of our practices, processes and forms. This was a year-long project that required CDP to closely examine our processes and have bold conversations about how we wanted our grantmaking to look. We incorporated learnings and feedback from grantee partners.

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Change Management Disaster Change Management 72

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

The past couple of years have represented a challenging time for nonprofit fundraising. As you incorporate these tips, work at fostering genuine supporter relationships, and strategize ways to improve the donor experience, you can generate more reliable revenue streams over time. Prioritize building strong supporter relationships.

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Donation Strategy Nonprofit Gift 110

sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

According to BWF’s AI for nonprofits guide , the process of using these predictive AI fundraising tools looks like this: Your nonprofit gathers data using sources like your online donation form, donor feedback surveys, and website analytics. You can use this information to identify trends and patterns in donor sentiment.

Tools 86

Tools Donor Fundraising Survey 86

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 14, 2022

When time and resources are scarce, it’s easier to send out the same fundraising message to everyone in your community. This person fears offending donors by asking at the “wrong” time. Conduct online donor surveys. Are you acknowledging those differences in the way you build relationships with these supporters?

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Donor Giving Method Nonprofit 285

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 11, 2011

Last week, I had a lot of fun test-driving Qriously , a new application that replaces advertisements on smart phones with questions, creating real-time feedback about the topics you are interested in. If you missed it, here’s last week’s post about Qriously.) You have to share what you learn! That’s it!

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Free Organization Time Data 233

Candid

MARCH 28, 2023

While we have several channels for gathering customer feedback, UX research is unique since it is about partnering with our current and prospective users to help us understand and adjust to their needs and motivations during the product development process. Sometimes we encounter unexpected insights or novel ways that people use our products.

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Profile Product Research Exercise 98

Achieve

JANUARY 17, 2016

“Survey says!” The premise of the game, as you may recall, was a competition between the members of two families to see which family could more quickly and accurately guess the results of survey questions. by both the contestants and the survey respondents. by both the contestants and the survey respondents.

Survey 52

Survey Research Method Studies 52

.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

To help our colleagues build the skills they would need to handle fast-moving technology, we spent a lot of time talking with thought leaders. We couldn’t have guessed that the pandemic would give our recommendations a test drive so quickly. It’s time to meet your business objectives. leadership. But Industry 4.0 See you there!

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Sponsor Associations North America Law 221

Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

If you think it may be time to update your nonprofit’s branding, it’s helpful to know what to expect from the process. You’ll need to dedicate time and resources to the rebrand process. To get the most out of rebranding, it’s best to begin by completing research on the process. Library of existing content.

Nonprofit 119

Nonprofit Audience Library Research 119

Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

Your real test lies in converting these opens into donations. To improve your nonprofit email marketing, focus on sending relevant messages to your donors at the appropriate times. This simple survey is only one example of the many we’ve published throughout the years. Looking for inspiration?

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email Storytelling Newsletter Nonprofit 69

Association Analytics

JULY 27, 2021

We often hear from associations that they have limited capacity and/or time to produce content, which is why it’s so important to know exactly what content resonates with your members. This will ultimately save you time and money, and provide members with more value that leads to increased engagement and retention.

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Taxonomy Content Data Strategy 169

DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about Salesforce for Nonprofits implementation, including what it involves, how long it takes, and what nonprofits like yours can expect from the process. Fundraising: Create and manage fundraising campaigns, process donations securely, and evaluate the success of these efforts.

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Consultant Nonprofit Integration Review 52

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. But you also want to respect your grantees’ time and resources and avoid asking them for information that you don’t use or that they have already provided elsewhere.

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Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 91

NTEN

JUNE 29, 2023

Today our team is spread out across six states and three time zones, with various childcare pick-up times and varying partner, medical, and volunteering schedules. Next, staff suggested it in our annual accessibility survey feedback and associated conversations with the equity team. Are all of our plans of interest to you?

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NTEN Portland Test Team 68

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

This is done through a process called nonprofit market research. Market analysis, also known as market research, is the process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information about target markets and customers. The more your audience enjoys your content, the more time and energy they’ll give to your organization.

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Research Marketing Survey Nonprofit 52

sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Finding people who genuinely care about your cause is like making a new friend; it takes time and effort. It’s Time to Kick It Up a Notch The good news is that you only need three things to successfully identify, engage, and convert those elusive brand-new donors, and I’ll bet you already have them on hand: data, content, and technology.

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Donor Social Media Websites Content 84

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

Highlights from Microsoft’s Nonprofit Sector Research on AI Devi kicked off by sharing a sentiment analysis from a recent survey of nonprofit leaders that fall into one of two different perceptions: comfort and concern. Use Cases We discussed different use cases beyond productivity for writing tasks and processing email.

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Conversation Adopt Generation Nonprofit 122

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

This framing captured the impact not only of the technology tools of their partners, required by certain funders, but also of the access to information for migrants, which would be measurable on an ongoing basis through surveys. As illustrated below, the process is never finished. Continuous improvement. Market forces. Field (i.e.,

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Impact Management Organization Evaluation 120

Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) – No, this does not involve using robots. RPA tools can help automate complex or boring tasks, such as generating reports from the same dataset week after week, processing payroll, scraping websites, helpdesk ticket forwarding, or extracting data. (Even ideas for this blog post came from ChatGPT!)

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Government Alexa Sound Voice 67

The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Secure Your Supporters’ Trust: Mastering Privacy-Compliant Fundraising In an age where every click, like, and share is meticulously tracked, the landscape of digital fundraising is evolving rapidly. Individuals are more aware and concerned about how their personal information is used, shared, and protected.

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Support Fundraising Awareness Data 103

Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 10, 2021

For nonprofit organizations currently utilizing the LCRM product, the time is now to plan for what comes next. Gather your team and allow Cloud for Good to lead you through this turbulent time. Time is of the essence as you assess the state of your data and ensure your team can continue to operate seamlessly through the transition.

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Life Test Nonprofit Data 64

sgEngage

MARCH 14, 2023

I decided to put ChatGPT to the test using a fictitious nonprofit that builds community gardens in food deserts across Appalachia. For a grassroots nonprofit, this tool would save staff valuable time and serve as a teaching tool for early-career fundraisers. No one can advocate for your mission like you can.

Tools 72

Tools Fundraising Donor Exercise 72

Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

This is a time of accessible AI—anyone with an internet connection can use state-of-the-art tools to help with tasks like brainstorming ideas, generating art, and drafting documents. After you define bias and harm for your use, the next step is to establish standard evaluation procedures to test AI for these definitions.

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Tools Guidelines Model Grant 52

Whole Whale

MARCH 15, 2023

Email marketing is the process of connecting to your organization’s audience via email. Please take a few minutes to complete our short survey. Thank you for your time and input! Paying attention to your email metrics and testing frequently are great ways to improve your overall email strategy. What is email marketing?

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email Difference Marketing Retention 75

NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 31, 2017

A few weeks ago, we talked about why feedback surveys are a helpful tool to help towards success. This got our wheels turning and made us prompted us to talk about specifically what you can do to get the most back from feedback surveys. If you’re asking questions willy-nilly, then your survey’s going to turn out pretty useless.

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Survey Question Attitude Volunteer 28

sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

Thanksgiving holiday each year, meaning you’ve got plenty of time to craft a successful strategy. When you put in the work ahead of time, you can reduce your stress level on GivingTuesday itself and have solid strategies to lean on. Start your planning process by reviewing your current fundraising strategy and performance.

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Giving Retention Metrics Demographics 119

sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Start testing your outreach plans. Spend time strengthening donor relationships. When you put in the work ahead of time, you will have solid strategies already in place and ready to go. Start your planning process by reviewing your fundraising strategy for this past Giving Tuesday and its overall performance.

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Demographics Retention Donor Research 74

Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Since then, we have revisited our commitment multiple times, formally addingthe “A” to the acronym to call out and center the importance of accessibility in every aspect of our work, and thought a lot about authenticity , but we haven’t talked a lot about our efforts publicly. At the organization level we’re focused on our team. What’s Next.

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Survey Evaluation Accessibility Practice 57

Candid

MAY 10, 2023

To set your next campaign up for success, we are breaking up the process of building a campaign into five simple steps. Be sure to make your campaign’s goals specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound ( SMART goals ). Step 5: Launch, measure, and optimize It is time to launch your communications campaign.

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Communication Campaign Channel Measure 98

Pamela Grow

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

An easy donation process makes these prospects more willing to give, and the simplest way for people to donate is through online giving. Optimize Your Donation Page According to Snowball’s auction software guide , a streamlined and user-friendly payment process can leave supporters looking forward to your next event. Let’s get started!

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Donor Giving Online Gift 52

Neon CRM

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Surveys: If you could meet with all of your current supporters or members, what would you ask them? Send a survey with a few questions to that effect, such as: Which membership benefits appeal to you the most? And, perhaps most importantly, make sure the renewal process is smooth and easy! Next: Test, test, and test some more.

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Model Florida Nonprofit Benefit 52

Neon CRM

MAY 1, 2023

These steps make up the path organizations usually follow as they’re trying to encourage one-time donors to get more involved with their organization—like volunteering, creating a recurring donation, or increasing their financial support—sometimes up to the point of making a major gift or bequest.

Management 52

Management Fundraising Library Gift 52

Qgiv

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Not long ago, having your entire donation process on a single-step form was the accepted best practice for the nonprofit industry. The idea was that more clicks in the donation process meant more opportunities for donors to abandon the giving process. Surveys Client questionnaires Any other long-format forms.

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Donation Comparison Newsletter Test 59

Candid

JUNE 28, 2022

This will help you build strong, genuine supporter relationships that stand the test of time. . Whether you’re stewarding major donors or first-time donors, engaging with them is the first step toward developing relationships and boosting your retention rate. . The donor retention formula. Thanking them quickly for their gifts.

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Donor Retention Rate Database 111

Everyaction

AUGUST 15, 2018

We're always looking for ways to incorporate user feedback in our product development process. Product Feedback Group members will receive email invites to various research studies including interviews, usability tests, surveys, and more. Usability Tests. These could include field visits, click tests, and card sorts.

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Product Group Help Create 44

Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

We need a bit of time to take a step back, evaluate what worked and didn’t work, and realize we’re not in a “new normal” but an “interim normal.” Moving from a transaction-based strategy to a transformational one is a process, one requiring dedicated and systematic focus and a team approach. What was the state of your brand?

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Digital Strategy Nonprofit Phase 119

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Then we planned a series of tests to evaluate everything from our messaging to nuts-and- bolts fundraising tactics. Here is a closer look at how we tested: Should we frame our issue in a positive or negative light? In 2010, we started preparing months in advance for end-of-year fundraising. Will a video boost the response rate?

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Case Study Test America Studies 75